Now, the State Highway Administration (SHA) says it will start monitoring another area with a speed camera. It will on the inner loop of I-695 at Frederick Road where a new overpass is being constructed.

Critics accuse governments of using the cameras to generate revenue.

James Younger looks at it this way.

“I think it’s a good gesture to put it out there, you know, to catch the speeders,” he said. “Follow the law and you won’t have any problems with speed cameras.”

Use of the cameras started in 2009, following the deaths of state highway workers.

“We want to make sure that our workers and everyone arrives home safely,” Kellie Boulware of the SHA said. “So, of course we want travel to slow down and definitely be attentive as they’re driving through.”

Speed cameras monitor four work zones in Baltimore County alone including the project to replace the Frederick Road bridge. Officials say it makes work zones safer.

Drivers will get a grace period from December 13 and January 2. If you speed past the 695-Frederick Road camera, you’ll get a notice but no ticket. The fines start on January 3.

“If it makes the roads safer, you know, I think it should be in place,” Ruby said.